Medication for Opioid Use Disorder Guides
The Medication for Opioid Use Disorder Guides were created through a partnership between experts at NADCP and addiction medicine specialists with criminal justice expertise from the American Society of Addiction Medicine (Cara Poland, MD, Med, DFASAM, Radha Sadacharan, MD, MPH, and Sandra Springer, MD, FASAM). These guides reflect up-to-date, evidence-based information to support optimal outcomes for justice-involved individuals living with opioid use disorder.
A Treatment Court Clinician's Guide to Treating Participants Prescribed or Considering Medication to Treat Opioid Use Disorder
This guide is for clinicians working in treatment courts. It describes how treatment court clinicians can help a participant benefit from medication for opioid use disorder (also known as medication in addiction treatment or medication-assisted treatment).
A Guide for Treatment Court Team Members to Support Participants in the Initiation and Continuation of Medication to Treat Opioid Use Disorder
This guide is for nonclinical team members working in treatment courts. It describes how treatment court team members can help a participant benefit from medication for opioid use disorder (also known as medication in addiction treatment or medication-assisted treatment).
Understanding Medication to Treat Opioid Use Disorder for Treatment Court Participants
This guide provides up-to-date, evidence-based information to help treatment court participants understand and benefit from medications as a part of treatment and recovery management. This guide is for any treatment court participant who has decided or is thinking about including medication as a part of their recovery plan.
Webinars & Live Training
These webinars describe substance use disorder treatment practices and procedures with a focus on drug court and criminal justice settings. They are presented by David Mee-Lee, MD, FASAM, who is a leading substance use disorder expert and the Chief Editor of The ASAM Criteria. These webinars and courses are jointly sponsored by the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) and the National Association of Drug Court Professionals (NADCP).
Integrating Addiction Medicine with Treatment Courts
This 6-hour course will introduce you to the basics of addiction medicine and treatment courts. You will learn practical methods for addressing systemic challenges like reducing stigma, advocating for your patients, and creating an effective partnership between medical providers, treatment court specialists, and patients. National experts will also use case studies to teach best practices for the diagnosis and treatment of patients involved in the criminal legal system. This is a great way to build a new skill set or improve upon what you already know about treatment courts.
Multidimensional Assessments: Matching Services to Needs and Strengths
This webinar will describe the multi-dimensional assessment and level of care placement decisions found in The ASAM Criteria, with a focus on criminal justice settings.
How to Track Treatment Progress and Adherence with the ASAM Criteria
This webinar will aid drug court team members in tracking treatment progress and ensuring that participants adhere to medication in addiction treatment.
Additional Resources
Treatment in Correctional Settings Advocacy Toolkit
NIDA: Principles of Drug Abuse Treatment for Criminal Justice Populations
SAMHSA: Criminal and Juvenile Justice